The Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) organized an advocacy and coordination meeting with provincial officials, media managers and local journalists of Balkh province.
In the meeting which was organized to facilitate better coordination between government officials and media, Abdul Latif Sahak, AJSC’s coordinator for North Zone, Mohammad Younos Rashed, deputy minister of Ministry of Information and Culture, Zabihullah Nurrani, director of Directorate of Information and Culture, Sebghatullah Omari, head of RTA Balkh, Atta Mohammad Saho, head of information department of Directorate of Information and Culture, spokespersons for directorates of education, intelligence and public health, and local media managers and journalists of Balkh province had participated.
In addition to discussing issues such as addressing the challenges facing media work, the right to access to information and creating better coordination between government and the media, in this meeting, it was decided to establish a joint media-government coordination committee in this province.
The Joint Media-Government Coordination Committee is being established at the recommendation of the AJSC, to address the challenges facing media and journalists and facilitating better coordination between government and the media.
The government officials in this province, in addition to announcing their support for media, promised better cooperation of local government officials with the journalists of this province.
The AJSC has been tirelessly working to facilitate a safe environment for journalists and better coordination between government and the media.
